Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-2057
Argument injection vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify command line arguments to an invoked mail client via " (double quote) characters in a mailto: scheme handler, as demonstrated by launching Microsoft Outlook with an arbitrary filename as an attachment. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is implementation-specific or a problem in the Microsoft API.
Products affected by CVE-2006-2057
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2057
0.29%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 68 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-2057
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2006-2057
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The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2006-2057
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http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/04/office-2003-file-attachment-exploit.html
http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/Broken Link
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432009/100/0/threaded
Broken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1538
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26118
Microsoft Office 2003 mailto: information disclosure CVE-2006-2058 Vulnerability ReportThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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